Questions and Answers for Patriot Docks 16 ft. Straight Dock with Poly Decking

A:  Hello, The outside diameter is 1.89"

A:  Hello, this dock package will ship with 5 4x8 frames and 10 4x4 poly panels. The 40 patio dock would have 6 frame sections and 12 decking sections. These will be poly decking panels, not cedar.

A:  We recommend that the dock frames clear the water by at least a few inches at any given time during the open water season. It is not recommended to have the frames sit submerged. In the event of freeze over or threat of ice, we highly encourage our customers to remove the dock completely.

A:  This comes with 6' pipe supports at the lake end. The truss itself is 1' deep. It depends on the amount of pipe you would like to project above the dock for thinks like mooring ropes or hand supports. But with 6' pipe and wanting to have a few inches of clearance above the water from the bottom of the truss, you should plan on water depth of at most 4.5'.

A:  The foot plate appears to be bolted on to the Pipe I have seen pipe listed for other Patriot dealers to 8' in length